Sierra Leone, April 22 -- In Sierra Leone, primary health care units often struggle to manage medical waste. Incinerators crack and rust. Waste pits fill up quickly.

Under typical conditions, medical facilities can generate up to 3 pounds of medical waste per bed per day. In extreme conditions, like conflict or disease outbreaks, this figure increases. If not properly handled and disposed of, medical waste becomes a significant health risk to patients, staff, and nearby communities.

Here, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) environmental health team leader in Sierra Leone Iginations Takavada discusses how MSF ensures proper waste management across its medical activities.

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